| The
sculpture program at UNM offers an exciting and diverse choice of approaches
toward working three-dimensionally. Options include techniques in woodworking,
steel fabrication, additive processes, plus experimental studies in performance
art, installations, and site-specific works. Well-equipped metal and wood
shops are available to students.
The
3-D Area is composed of three separate but related Labs; Sculpture, Small
Metals and Ceramics. The Sculpture lab has an extensive wood shop fully
equipped with every variety of saw, planer and sander that you can imagine.
The Metal shop includes M.I.G, T.I.G.,Oxy Acetylene and Heli Arc Welding
as well a full compliment of sheet metal tools. Although primarily set up
for construction techniques, carving , modeling, mold making, installation
and performance are all included in as part our curriculum.
The Small Metals Lab is primarily focused on non-ferrous
metal construction and casting technologies. The Lab is set up with over
20 work stations for wax, soldering, cutting, assembly and finishing work
as well as a casting room with burn-out kilns, vacuum investment, and
centrifugal casting machine. There is also a room for patina, forging
and raising. Investigations of scale the language of detail, form and
surface are central to this lab. |
